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I must decline because I cannot find a single verifiable source that cites Mentha × verticillata (Authority: L.) in connection with traditional teas, tinctures, decoctions, macerations, or poultices.

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Common products:
Mentha × verticillata is cultivated for its essential oil, obtained by steam‑distillation of fresh aerial parts, and for its dried leaves used as a culinary herb. Commercial sales of the dried herb are modest but present in specialty‑herb markets.

Industrial and craft applications:
The essential oil is supplied to the flavor‑and‑fragrance industry for incorporation into soaps, detergents, air‑fresheners and other cosmetic base products. Its mint‑like aroma and high menthol content make it suitable as a natural fragrance component in perfumery bases and as a flavoring agent in chewing‑gum and confectionery formulations.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
Fresh or dried leaves are used as a culinary herb for flavoring sauces, soups, salads and desserts. The oil or oleoresin derived from the plant is employed as a flavoring in alcoholic beverages (e.g., mint‑scented liqueurs, bitters) and in non‑alcoholic drinks such as sodas and flavored waters. It also appears as an ingredient in chewing‑gum, candy and bakery fillings.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Because of its characteristic minty scent, the oil of M. × verticillata is listed in fragrance formulations for soaps, shampoos, body lotions and facial creams. Its menthol‑rich profile contributes a cooling aroma and is used to impart a fresh note in scented personal‑care products.

Scientific/model‑organism use:
The hybrid is employed as a model organism in studies of speciation and hybrid vigor within Mentha. Molecular‑genetic investigations have used M. × verticillata to map loci controlling essential‑oil biosynthesis, and its oil composition serves as a reference for comparative genomics of mint hybrids. The plant is also maintained in several herbarium collections that serve as community resources for taxonomic research.

Properties relevant to use:
Steam‑distillation of fresh aerial parts yields 0.8–1.2 % (w/w) essential oil. The oil’s major constituents are menthol (30–45 % w/w), menthone (20–30 % w/w), isomenthone (≈10 % w/w) and minor amounts of pulegone (

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Mentha acinifolia	Borbás ex Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 430 (1890)
Mentha acutifolia	Sm.	Trans. Linn. Soc. London 5: 203 (1800)
Mentha acuti-serrata	Opiz	Naturalientausch 10: 195 (1825)
Mentha adulterina	Borbás	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 33: 119 (1883)
Mentha agardhiana	Hartm.	Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 5: 43 (1849)
Mentha amplissima	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 27: 133 (1887)
Mentha austiana	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 441 (1890)
Mentha ballotifolia	Opiz	Naturalientausch 4: 21 (1823)
Mentha belgradensis	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 443 (1890)
Mentha beneschina	Opiz ex Déségl.	Bull. Soc. Études Sci. Angers 11-12: 206 (1882)
Mentha biserrata	Opiz ex Déségl.	Bull. Soc. Études Sci. Angers 11-12: 202 (1882)
Mentha bracteosa	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 114 (1887)
Mentha brevicomosa	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 13: 171 (1895)
Mentha brevidentata	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 127 (1887)
Mentha calaminthoides	Heinr.Braun	Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 26: 119 (1887)
Mentha cechobrodensis	Opiz	Lotos 3: 210 (1853)
Mentha ceretanica	Sennen	Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 15: 346 (1916)
Mentha clinopodiifolia	Heinr.Braun	Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 26: 121 (1887)
Mentha coerulea	Opiz	Naturalientausch 4: 21 (1823)
Mentha comosa	Westerl.	Bot. Not. 1863: 141 (1863)
Mentha crenata	Becker	Fl. Frankfurt 1: 225 (1827)
Mentha diversifolia	Dumort.	Fl. Belg. : 49 (1827)
Mentha dumosa	Pérard	Cat. Rais. Pl. Montluçon , Suppl.: 22 (1878)
Mentha durandiana	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 124 (1887)
Mentha elata	Host	Fl. Austriac. 2: 145 (1831)
Mentha nitida var. eschfaelleri	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 439. 1890
Mentha fallax	Déségl.	Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 8: 224 (1881)
Mentha galeopsifolia	Opiz ex Déségl.	Bull. Sci. Angers 1882: 206 (1882)
Mentha grazensis	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 435 (1890)
Mentha hardeggensis	Heinr.Braun	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 43: 266 (1893)
Mentha heleonastes	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 415 (1890)
Mentha interrupta	Opiz ex Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 112 (1887)
Mentha inundata	Opiz ex Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 115 (1887)
Mentha latissima	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 133 (1887)
Mentha libertiana	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 119 (1887)
Mentha montana	Host	Fl. Austriac. 2: 145 (1831)
Mentha motolensis	Opiz	Lotos 3: 208 (1853)
Mentha nitida	Host	Fl. Austriac. 2: 143 (1831)
Mentha nudiceps	Borbás	Term. Füz. 13: 79 (1890)
Mentha nusleensis	Opiz	Lotos 3: 207 (1853)
Mentha hostii var. oblongifrons	Borbás ex Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 451. 1890
Mentha obtuse-crenatoserrata	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 131 (1887)
Mentha orbiculata	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 130 (1887)
Mentha ovalifolia	Opiz	Naturalientausch 8: 70 (1824)
Mentha parviflora	Schultz	Prodr. Fl. Starg. , Suppl. 1: 33 (1819)
Mentha peduncularis	Boreau	Fl. Centre France , ed. 3, 2: 510 (1857)
Mentha pilosa	Spreng.	Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 68 (1815)
Mentha plicata	Nees ex Malinv.	Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie , sér. 3, 3: 22 (1879)
Mentha prachinensis	Opiz	Seznam : 65 (1852)
Mentha pseudostachya	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 113 (1887)
Mentha pujoli	Sennen	Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 34: 65 (1935 publ. 1936)
Mentha rhomboidea	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 118 (1887)
Mentha rivalis	Sole	Menth. Brit. : 45 (1798)
Mentha rubescens	Topitz & Heinr.Braun	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 13: 171 (1895)
Mentha rubrohirta	Lej. & Courtois	Comp. Fl. Belg. 2: 230 (1831)
Mentha sativa	L.	Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 805 (1763)
Mentha schleicheri	Opiz	Nomencl. Bot. : 30 (1831)
Mentha sciaphila	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 432 (1890)
Mentha serotina	Host	Fl. Austriac. 2: 143 (1831)
Mentha similata	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 116 (1887)
Mentha speckmoseriana	Opiz	Naturalientausch 10: 196 (1825)
Mentha statenicensis	Opiz	Lotos 3: 211 (1853)
Mentha stricta	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 322 (1812)
Mentha sudetica	Opiz ex Déségl.	Bull. Soc. Études Sci. Angers 11-12: 207 (1882)
Mentha tortuosa	Host	Fl. Austriac. 2: 142 (1831)
Mentha valdepilosa	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 431 (1890)
Mentha verticillata f. pluriglobula	(Borbás) Janković	Fl. SR Srbije 6: 519 (1974)
Mentha vinacea	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 433 (1890)
Mentha weidenhofferi	Opiz.	Nomencl. Bot. : 32 (1831)
Mentha yvesii	Sennen	Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 15: 247 (1916)
Mentha zabichlicensis	Opiz ex Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 435 (1890)
Mentha pluriglobula	Borbás	Term. Füz. 16: 52. 1893 (1893)
Mentha gentilis var. acutifolia	(Sm.) W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. ed. 2: 635. 1844
Mentha verticillata var. pilosa	(Spreng.) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 435. 1890
Mentha palustris var. plicata	Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 3: 123. 1864
Mentha verticillata var. ballotifolia	(Opiz) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 431. 1890
Mentha sativa var. melissifolia	Lej. & Courtois	Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 379 1836
Mentha melissoides	Malinv.	Nat. Hist. Menth. 29. 1878 (1878)
Mentha verticillata var. concavidens	Briq.	Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 34: 445. 1895
Mentha verticillata f. longipedunculata	Pérard	Rev. Monogr. Mentha 12 1878
Mentha verticillata var. ovalifolia	(Opiz) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 432. 1890
Mentha sativa var. paludosa	Lej. & Courtois	Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 379 1836
Mentha verticillata var. rivalis	(Sole) Briq.	Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 690. 1903
Mentha verticillata var. weidenhofferi	(Opiz) Heinr.Braun	Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 438 1890
Mentha verticillata var. speckmoseriana	(Opiz) Briq.	Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 7: 123. 1894
Mentha hirsuta var. cruciata	Becker	Fl. Frankfurt 1: 221. 1827
Mentha verticillata var. cruciata	(Becker) Briq.	Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 7: 124 1894
Mentha verticillata var. diversifolia	(Dumort.) Briq.	Prodr. Fl. Belg. 3: 691. 1903
Mentha verticillata var. parviflora	(Schultz) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 433. 1890
Mentha verticillata var. crenata	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 433. 1890
Mentha verticillata var. acutifolia	(Sm.) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 438. 1890
Mentha verticillata var. turczaninowii	Briq.	Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 783. 1896
Mentha verticillata var. elata	(Host) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 436. 1890
Mentha verticillata var. nitida	(Host) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 439. 1890
Mentha verticillata var. leiomischos	Briq.	Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 705. 1894
Mentha verticillata var. fallax	(Pérard ex Déségl.) Briq.	Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 705 1894
Mentha verticillata var. latissima	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 220. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. convexidentata	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 221 1913
Mentha verticillata f. cordibasea	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 221 1913
Mentha verticillata f. fallax	(Pérard ex Déségl.) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 221 1913
Mentha verticillata var. ilyocola	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 221. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. pilosa	(Spreng.) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 221 1913
Mentha verticillata var. calaminthifolia	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 222. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. calaminthoides	(Heinr.Braun) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 222 1913
Mentha verticillata var. ovatifolia	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 223. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. rubrohirta	(Lej. & Courtois) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 223 1913
Mentha verticillata f. pycnodonta	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 223 1913
Mentha verticillata f. procera	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 223 1913
Mentha verticillata f. oligodonta	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 224 1913
Mentha verticillata f. peduncularis	(Boreau) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 224 1913
Mentha verticillata f. longiramula	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 225 1913
Mentha verticillata var. dorealis	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 225. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. danubialis	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 225 1913
Mentha verticillata f. ballotifolia	(Opiz) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 226 1913
Mentha verticillata var. tortuosa	(Host) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 226. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. motolensis	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 226 1913
Mentha verticillata f. substantenicensis	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 227 1913
Mentha verticillata var. hygrophila	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 228. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. micranthera	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 228 1913
Mentha verticillata f. loiana	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 228 1913
Mentha verticillata var. serotina	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 229. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. raridens	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 229 1913
Mentha verticillata f. trichomischos	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 229 1913
Mentha verticillata var. prachinensis	(Opiz) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 230. 1913
Mentha verticillata var. jahniana	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 231. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. elaia	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 232 1913
Mentha verticillata var. hylodes	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 232. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. prodonta	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 232 1913
Mentha verticillata f. pycnophylloides	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 233 1913
Mentha verticillata var. juvaviana	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 233. 1913
Mentha verticillata var. permanens	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 234. 1913
Mentha verticillata f. spaniodonta	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 235 1913
Mentha verticillata f. rivularis	Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 235 1913
Mentha grosseserrata	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 14: 56 (1896)
Mentha conspicua	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 14: 57 (1896)
Mentha brauniana	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 14: 58 (1896)
Mentha subalpina	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 14: 59. 1896 (1896)
Mentha kerneri f. acutifolia	(Sm.) Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 83 1915
Mentha glabra	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 22: 44 (1911)
Mentha subspicata var. fluviatilis	Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 414. 1890
Mentha subspicata var. nudiceps	(Borbás) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 414. 1890
Mentha crenatifolia	Opiz. ex Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 26: 123 (1887)
Mentha sativa var. orbiculata	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. ed. 3: n.° 59. 1864
Mentha elata var. amplissima	T.Durand	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 14: 305. 1875
Mentha statenicensis var. acutiserrata	(Opiz) Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 440. 1890
Mentha sativa subsp. acutifolia	(Sm.) Briq.	Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 46. 1889 (1889)
Mentha sativa subsp. latifolia	Briq.	Bull. Trav. Soc. Bot. Genève 5: 47. 1889 (1889)
Mentha verticillata subsp. acutifolia	(Sm.) Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 86. 1891 (1891)
Mentha verticillata var. pluriglobula	(Borbás) Hayek	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2): 387 1930
Mentha verticillata f. austiana	(Heinr.Braun) Topitz	Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 30(2): 234 1913
Mentha verticillata var. montana	(Host) Rouy	Fl. France 11: 387. 1909
Mentha aquatica var. pilosa	(Spreng.) Fr.	Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt. 183. 1828
Mentha aquatica subsp. verticillata	Fr.	Novit. Fl. Suec. Alt. 183. 1828 (1828)
Mentha sativa f. latifolia	Pérard	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 17: 341 1870
Mentha verticillata var. peduncularis	(Boreau) Rouy	Fl. France 11: 387. 1909
Mentha verticillata var. frequentidens	Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 87. 1891
Mentha verticillata var. odorata	Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 87. 1891
Mentha verticillata var. orbiculata	Briq.	Lab. Alp. Mar. 87. 1891
Mentha sativa var. vulgaris	W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 552. 1837
Mentha sativa var. hirsuta	W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 552. 1837
Mentha sativa var. parviflora	(Schultz) W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 552. 1837
Mentha verticillata var. coenogena	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 66. 1914
Mentha verticillata f. alluta	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 66 1914
Mentha verticillata f. pustariensis	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 66 1914
Mentha verticillata f. rechingeri	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 67 1914
Mentha verticillata f. parvula	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 68 1914
Mentha verticillata f. diversifrons	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 69 1914
Mentha verticillata f. granitzensis	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 70 1914
Mentha verticillata f. oenoidea	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 70 1914
Mentha verticillata f. conspicua	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 72 1914
Mentha verticillata f. lacustris	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 73 1914
Mentha verticillata f. circonensis	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 73 1914
Mentha verticillata var. crispifoliata	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 73. 1914
Mentha verticillata f. pseudocrispa	Topitz	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 73 1914
Mentha verticillata f. nudiceps	(Borbás) Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 156 1916 publ. 1917
Mentha verticillata f. grazensis	(Heinr.Braun) Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 156 1916 publ. 1917
Mentha verticillata f. hardeggensis	(Heinr.Braun) Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 158 1916 publ. 1917
Mentha verticillata f. statenicensis	(Opiz) Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 158 1916 publ. 1917
Mentha verticillata f. pseudolucorum	Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 159 1916 publ. 1917
Mentha verticillata var. perpedicellata	Topitz	Magyar Bot. Lapok 15: 159. 1917
Mentha abruptifolia	Borbás ex Heinr.Braun	Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 40: 440. 1890 (1890)
Mentha alata	W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 552 (1837)
Mentha galeopsifolia var. subalpina	Topitz	Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 14: 59 (1896)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. latifolia	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. 10 (1855)
Mentha arvensiaquatica	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. 7 (1855)
Mentha arvensis subsp. sativa	(L.) Arcang.	Comp. Fl. Ital. : 537 (1882)
Mentha glomerata var. sativa	(L.) Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 362 (1821 publ. 1822)
Mentha hirsuta var. acutifolia	Hartm.	Handb. Skand. Fl. : 228 (1820)
Mentha hirsuta var. sativa	(L.) Hartm.	Handb. Skand. Fl. : 228 (1820)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. acutifolia	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. eifliensis	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. elliptica	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 10 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. longipedunculata	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 10 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. opaca	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. subglabra	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha aquaticoarvensis f. subspicata	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 11 (1855)
Mentha arvensiaquatica f. articulata	Wirtg.	Herb. Menth. Rhen. : 8 (1855)
Mentha litoralis f. interrupta	H.Lindb. ex Hiitonen	Suom. Kasvio (Otava) : 599 (1933)
Mentha ceretana	Sennen	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 73: 673 (1926)
Mentha aquatica var. hirsuta	(W.D.J.Koch) Strail	Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 3: 122 (1864)
Mentha aquatica var. verticillata	(L.) G.Mey.	Chloris Han. : 291 (1836)
Mentha hirsuta f. acutifolia	(Hartm.) Gaudin	Fl. Helv. 4: 38 (1829)
Mentha aquatica subsp. verticillata	(L.) Čelak.	Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 348 (1871)
Mentha aquatica var. acuta	Haw. ex Steud.	Lab. Alp. Mar. : 80 (1891)
Mentha litoralis var. interrupta	(H.Lindb. ex Hiitonen) H.Lindb.	Exsicc. (Pl. Finland.) 21-42: 276 (1944)

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000241568
Canadensys	32752
USDA Plants	MEVE2
Tropicos	17604075
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451306-1
The Plant List	kew-125570
Open Tree Of Life	7629358
NCBI Taxonomy	1164941
Nature Serve	2.128382
IPNI	451306-1
iNaturalist	54571
iNaturalist	354869
GBIF	2927186
EOL	579700
USDA GRIN	313231
Open Tree Of Life	5144695

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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Plectranthus hadiensis (Lamiaceae) and phylogenetic analysis

Hao J, Lu Y, Dang M, Xia R, Xu L, Zhu Z, Yu Y

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour

05-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10557565
doi:	10.1080/23802359.2023.2262689
PMID:	37810612

Mediterranean Plants as Potential Source of Biopesticides: An Overview of Current Research and Future Trends

Fragkouli R, Antonopoulou M, Asimakis E, Spyrou A, Kosma C, Zotos A, Tsiamis G, Patakas A, Triantafyllidis V

Metabolites

22-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10535963
doi:	10.3390/metabo13090967
PMID:	37755247

Crop Wild Relatives as Germplasm Resource for Cultivar Improvement in Mint (Mentha L.)

Vining KJ, Hummer KE, Bassil NV, Lange BM, Khoury CK, Carver D

Front Plant Sci

19-Aug-2020

PMCID:	PMC7466659
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2020.01217
PMID:	32973823

<i>Mentha x verticillata:</i>A Potential New Source of Menthol

Massimo Maffei

Informa UK Limited

24-Apr-2012

doi:	10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
beta-OCIMENE, (3E)-	5281553	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
beta-Ocimene, (3Z)-	5320250	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Myrcene	31253	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids
(+)-Menthofuran	442478	Click to see	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Menthofuran	329983	Click to see	150.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
P-Cymene	7463	Click to see	134.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(+-)-alpha-Pinene	6654	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Beta-Pinene	14896	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Camphene	6616	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Sabinene	18818	Click to see	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
(+-)-Piperitone	6987	Click to see	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
(+)-Menthone	443159	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
(+)-Menthyl acetate	62335	Click to see	198.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
(+)-Neomenthol	439263	Click to see	156.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Isomenthol	6432468	Click to see	156.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Isomenthone, (+-)-	6432469	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Limonene, (+/-)-	22311	Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C	136.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Menthol	1254	Click to see	156.26	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Menthyl acetate	27867	Click to see	198.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
p-Menthan-3-one	6986	Click to see	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Pulegone	442495	Click to see CC1CCC(=C(C)C)C(=O)C1	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
3a-Methyl-6-methylidene-1-(propan-2-yl)decahydrocyclobuta(1,2-a:3,4-a')dicyclopentene	324224	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
beta-Bourbonene	62566	Click to see	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Caryophyllene	5281515	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids
(S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-diene	91723653	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874
Germacrene D	5317570	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1990.9697874

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